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explorer.exe consuming 50% CPU Usage Constantly

100% CPU usage constantly with no apps runningI get a lot of "not responding" in various windows and find CPU usage almost always at 100%. Even with no apps running. The Processes tab in Task Manager shows various processes running but 00 for most of them in the CPU usage column. One or two processes will show 02 in that column, but I don't...

Performance & Maintenance

CPU constantly goes on 100% usageSo this Packard bell laptop i have with AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core QL-65 2.1 Ghz processor, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit OS is constantly going to 100% CPU usage even when there's only a browser open. It is connected to internet through wifi and the most time when it goes 100%, it disconnects...

General Discussion

BSOD constantly at various levels of computer usageHi all,
I'm new to the forum so hopefully I've posted this properly. I also don't know much of the ins and outs of computers but can follow instructions.
My issue: I recently updated my graphics driver from ver.310 to ver.314 and since then my computer's been restarting itself at various...

BSOD Help and Support

Explorer.Exe consuming 100 % of CPU and physical memory by 50 percentHi,
It all starts when i try to open one flv video downloaded from you tube to my desktop.when i try to open it in VLC player.it doesn't do anything ,laptop goes hang.I checked my task manager and found that explorer.exe is consuming 100 % of cpu .I exit my explorer by endprocess and later on on...

General Discussion

CPU Usage constantly spikes -- even at idle. 64 bit.Currently only ancellary program running is IE64 and CPU usage monitor. Just scrolling up and down on the page causes CPU usage to spike from these ranges
Core 1: 0%-33%
Core 2: 2%-66%
CPU temp showing no issues either @ a steady 24-29*C
open iTunes, anything from the Adobe suite,...